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gearrthóir — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • chisel noun A hand tool with a sharp flat edge, used to cut or shape wood, stone, or metal.
  • cutter noun A person, tool, or machine that cuts something.

Senses

gearrthóir is used for these senses in English:

  • chisel A cutting tool used to remove parts of stone, wood or metal by pushing or pounding the back when the sharp edge is against the material. It consists of a slim, oblong block of metal with a sharp wedge or bevel formed on one end and sometimes a handle at the other end; there are hand tool versions (the original type) and versions as bits for power tools.
  • cutter A person or device that cuts (in various senses).
  • tope A small, grey, European shark, Galeorhinus galeus, that has rough skin and a long snout.

chisel — full definition

  1. noun A hand tool with a sharp flat edge, used to cut or shape wood, stone, or metal.
  2. verb To carve or shape material using a chisel.
  3. verb Informal: to cheat or trick someone out of something, or to gradually erode something.

cutter — full definition

  1. noun A person, tool, or machine that cuts something.
  2. noun A small, fast, single-masted sailing vessel with two headsails.
  3. noun A small motorized boat used by law enforcement, coastguard, or the navy.
  4. noun In baseball, a fastball thrown with a slight sideways break; short for "cut fastball."

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